In pictures: Philippines hotel fire

At least 75 people have been killed after fire swept through the a hotel in the Philippines.

Many of the victims are thought to have suffocated in their rooms after finding windows and fire escapes sealed.

The Manor Hotel with its barred windows - the hotel had been warned over its poor safety provisions

Trapped guests in upper stories pleaded for firemen to rescue them - but many suffocated before they could be reached

Rescuers rescued about 18 people after using metal grinders to cut through anti-burglar grilles on windows

Some of the survivors were asleep as the fire took hold

Many of the dead were Christians visiting Manila for a convention organised by a US missionary.

Relatives were comforted by emergency workers

The blaze was the country's worst since 160 people were killed in a fire at a discotheque in 1996.